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The Garden Putting Herbs Head-to-Head With Drugs
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The Garden Putting Herbs Head-to-Head With Drugs
I came across a lovely post this weekend about Dilston Physic Garden in the UK, the founder described it as “a garden that will make you happy.”
How wonderful is that?
It was founded by neuroscientist Professor Elaine Perry, after her research into plants and the brain, including sage and its potential effects on memory.
Today, it’s a two-acre garden dedicated to medicinal plants with a focus on the brain, with more than 700 species growing there, plants linked to memory, calm, mood, imagination, perspective, and wellbeing.
What I love is that it doesn’t just treat medicinal plants as folklore. It looks at the science: active compounds, modern research, and how many medicines originally came from plants. They have even looked at herbal medicines alongside pharmaceutical drugs, with studies showing herbs can be similarly effective as pharma drugs but of course without the side effects.
They also educate people, including children, and help people learn how to grow medicinal plants at home.
This feels like one of the ways we help people move beyond total dependence on Big Pharma, by giving them knowledge, confidence, and practical tools to take more responsibility for their own health.
Wouldn’t this be a brilliant way to help more people understand medicinal plants and take back charge of their own health.
Have you seen anything similar?
https://dilstonphysicgarden.com/
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I am not a pharmacist.
I am not a herbalist.
I have no clue where to even start with 700 healing herbal plants. I have much the same issue when it comes to vitamins, minerals, combinations thereof or the ‘thousands’ of other supplements on the market. I don’t know how to find the good from the bad. I find that most ‘supplements’ have no noticeable effect on me. Am I the only idiot who can’t see the forest for the trees?
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No, you are not alone at all @shortstop …I think that’s why I loved this place, it does classes and its focus is on the brain and how plants can help.
But I agree, it can feel rather overwhelming, that’s why the A to Zinc guide is a great resource as it looks at symptoms and gives you options including foods that can provide the minerals, vitamins etc. Its layout makes it easy to consume too. I have downloaded it and just dip in and out https://imahealth.org/tools-and-guides/from-a-to-zinc-the-flccc-nutrient-guide/
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Those are really cool guides, Helen and I’ve downloaded them for my library. It will be very helpful I think for specific health issues.
The one problem I spotted right away and that I hope gets corrected in Ver. 2.0 is that the nutrient amounts found in the foods listed are not present. How many eggs do I need to eat daily to get enough Taurine? If I eat 10 oz of beef, do I also need to eat eggs? As a carnivore (beef, bacon, butter and eggs (plus chicken, fish)) and unless I’m having specific symptoms indicating therapeutic level needs, do I need to worry about nominal daily consumption for any of those to maintain good health? How about for non-carnivores?
How does one plan a menu that provides the nominal amounts for all of that? My guess is that virtually zero percent of American diets do that on a consistent basis…except carnivores of course. lol
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Great suggestions @shortstop …let me pass them on to the team.
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The A to Zinc guide is an excellent resource because it examines symptoms and offers options, such as meals that can supply the minerals, vitamins, etc. https://imahealth.org/tools-and-guides/from-a-to-zinc-the-flccc-nutrient-guide/ snowrider
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